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Controversial new president inherits changing World Bank
April 17, 2012Jim Yong Kim, the Korean-American president of Dartmouth College picked to lead the World Bank by President Obama, was confirmed today by a vote of the institution's 25-member executive board.
Read morePortugal imposes “rule of lead,” left wing charges
April 16, 2012Portugal has become the first European country to approve the European Union's fiscal compact, known to critics as the "permanent austerity" treaty.
Read moreGuinea Bissau: From Africa’s bright hope to narco state?
April 16, 2012Elements of the armed forces of the small West African Republic of Guinea Bissau seized the capital and arrested Acting President Raimundo Pereira and the former prime minister, Carlos Gomes Junior.
Read moreThe U.S. and the Afghan train wreck
April 16, 2012The recent decision by the Taliban and one of its allies to withdraw from peace talks with Washington underlines the train wreck the U.S. is headed for in Afghanistan.
Read moreHemispheric leaders divided on drug policy, Cuba
April 16, 2012President Obama attended the sixth Summit of the Americas over the weekend in Cartagena, Colombia, where he and regional leaders wrestled over a range of politically sensitive issues.
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